Patents by Inventor Jérôme Monjuvent

Jérôme Monjuvent has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8245747
    Abstract: Inflation valve having a tube and designed for use in an assembly consisting of a tire and a wheel, the valve having: (i) snap-in mechanism that enable the valve to be fixed in a cylindrical hole of circular cross-section formed in a rim of the wheel; (ii) mechanism suitable for receiving a torque intended to rotate the valve in the hole; (iii) an attachment piece provided with a mechanism for attaching the valve to a unit designed to be fitted inside the tire; the mechanism the valve to be attached to the unit being such that the attachment piece is separated from the unit when the valve is rotated in the hole in a predetermined rotation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignees: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Wonder S.p.A., TRW Automotive U.S., LLC
    Inventors: Jérôme Monjuvent, Patrick Botte, Julien Moynet, Matteo Gosi
  • Publication number: 20110203711
    Abstract: Inflation valve (230; 330) comprising a tube (33) and designed for use in an assembly consisting of a tire (10) and a wheel (20), the valve comprising: (i) snap-in means (35, 36) that enable the valve to be fixed in a cylindrical hole of circular cross-section formed in a rim (21) of the wheel; (ii) means suitable for receiving a torque intended to rotate the valve in the hole; (iii) an attachment piece (237; 337) provided with means for attaching the valve to a unit (40) designed to be fitted inside the tire; the means enabling the valve to be attached to the unit being such that the attachment piece is separated from the unit when the valve is rotated in the hole in a predetermined rotation direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicants: Michelin Recherche Et Technique S.A., TRW Automotive U.S. LLC
    Inventors: Jérôme Monjuvent, Patrick Botte, Julien Moynet, Matteo Gosi
  • Publication number: 20100171361
    Abstract: Inflation valve (330; 430) configured for use in a tyre (10)—wheel (20)—assembly, the wheel comprising a mounting rim for the tyre provided with a valve hole of diameter DT, the valve comprising: (i) a deformable valve base (335; 435) designed to fix the valve in the said valve hole in a leakproof manner, the valve base being provided with a peripheral groove (36) of diameter DR, DR being larger than DT, and of width E, designed to fit over the edge (21) of the valve hole; (ii) a rigid, rectilinear tube (33) of circular cross-section, a first end of which is configured to remain outside the tyre and a second end of which is provided with means to enable connection with a unit (40) configured to be fitted inside the tyre, the tube passing through the valve base and extending on either side of the valve base, the inflation valve comprising in the part thereof located between a first plane (71) which is perpendicular to the axis of the tube and intersects the said peripheral groove half-way along, and a second p
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicants: Michelin Recherche Et Technique S.A., Wonder S.p.a., TRW Automotice U.S., LLC
    Inventors: Jérôme Monjuvent, Patrick Botte, Julie Moynet, Matteo Gosi